The Rangers bring an 11-8-1 record into Rangers–Canucks against a 3-16-1 Canucks team. Their 3.8 implied goals carry the slate in a 6.5 total. Predators–Golden Knights sits at 6.0, with the Golden Knights at 3.3 implied goals and a 59% win chance. Two games make up the DraftKings main slate, which locks Friday, November 13 at 9:00 PM ET. Predators–Golden Knights starts an hour after lock.
Dylan Garand (DK $8,200) is the projected Rangers goalie, and the Rangers carry a 66% win chance. Leevi Merilainen (DK $7,200) is projected for the Canucks. In the late game, Juuse Saros (DK $7,400) and Adin Hill (DK $8,000) are the projected goalies for the Predators and the Golden Knights.
Injury Watch
- Filip Chytil (Canucks, out)
- Noah Hanifin (Golden Knights, out)
- Jonathan Marchessault (Predators, out)
- Sean Durzi (Rangers, out)
- Kai Uchacz (Golden Knights, out)
- Joe Veleno (Rangers, out)
- Adam Sykora (Rangers, out)
- William Trudeau (Predators, out)
Top Stacks
NYR PP1 vs VAN (DK $27,900)
Players: Adam Fox (DK $5,800); Pavel Dorofeyev (DK $5,700); Mika Zibanejad (DK $6,000); Alexis Lafreniere (DK $6,200); Gabe Perreault (DK $4,200)
The Rangers PP1 stack projects 55.0 points with 35.0% average ownership, a 31.6% optimal rate and 1.99 value. Stack IQ's top stack rides the Rangers' 3.8 implied goals, and its five skaters add up to a 130.3 ceiling. Lafreniere and Perreault play line 1 with the unit. Lafreniere posted 13.0 with two assists against the Flames on November 11, and his last-three average sits at 10.0.
VGK PP2 vs NSH (DK $27,100)
Players: Mitch Marner (DK $6,900); Mark Stone (DK $7,100); Rasmus Andersson (DK $4,300); Trevor Connelly (DK $4,900); William Karlsson (DK $3,900)
The Golden Knights PP2 stack projects 46.0 points with 16.3% average ownership, a 15.3% optimal rate and 1.73 value. The Golden Knights carry 3.3 implied goals. The unit pairs Stone and Connelly from line 1 with Marner, Karlsson and Andersson from line 2. Karlsson posted 13.1 on five shots against the Sabres on November 8, then 5.0 against the Mammoth on November 11, and his last-three average sits at 6.5.
NSH PP1 vs VGK (DK $28,700)
Players: Roman Josi (DK $6,500); Filip Forsberg (DK $6,700); Steven Stamkos (DK $6,400); Ryan O'Reilly (DK $5,500); Mavrik Bourque (DK $3,600)
The Predators PP1 stack projects 50.0 points with 22.1% average ownership, a 21.5% optimal rate and 1.77 value. The Predators carry 2.7 implied goals, and the unit's skaters add up to a 122.1 ceiling. Stamkos plays line 1 and posted 11.3 with a goal against the Ducks on November 11, and his last-three average sits at 13.2. Bourque, also on line 1, averages 8.8 over his last three against a 4.7 season mark.
Center
Jack Eichel (DK $8,100)
Eichel centers line 1 and plays PP1 for the Golden Knights against the Predators, and his form backs the role. He posted 19.0 with a goal against the Sabres on November 8. He followed with 15.0 on a goal and an assist, both on the power play, against the Mammoth on November 11, and his last-three average sits at 16.5.
The Golden Knights' 3.3 implied goals put Eichel in the stronger offense of the late game. He is 33.3% owned with a 35.7% optimal rate, the top rate among centers. His 29.1 ceiling and 13.2 Hero Projection sit above every other center's.
Mika Zibanejad (DK $6,000)
Zibanejad scored twice against the Flames on November 11 for 22.6, one of them the power-play winner. He centers line 1 and PP1 for the Rangers against the Canucks, with a 14.6 average over his last three. He projects 11.1, second among centers, and he is a popular play.
J.T. Miller (DK $4,900)
The Rangers carry 3.8 implied goals, and Miller gets line 2 and PP2 minutes against the Canucks. He projects 10.0 for 2.04 value, with a 23.2% optimal rate. His 23.6 ceiling sits close to the 25.3 of Mika Zibanejad (DK $6,000), and the field is on him too.
Wing
Pavel Dorofeyev (DK $5,700)
Dorofeyev plays PP1 for the Rangers against the Canucks, and his shot volume carries his form. He posted 12.0 on six shots against the Oilers on November 9, then 9.5 against the Flames on November 11. His last-three average sits at 11.5.
Dorofeyev's 23.7% optimal rate is the top mark at wing. He pairs it with 2.04 value and a 29.0 ceiling. The crowd has found him.
Filip Forsberg (DK $6,700)
Forsberg plays line 2 and PP1 for the Predators against the Golden Knights, and his 12.2 average over his last three backs the role. He projects 11.6, tied for first at wing. He is 20.4% owned with a 23.1% optimal rate, a leverage of 2.7 for Build & Sim to size.
Mitch Marner (DK $6,900)
Marner plays line 2 and PP2 for the Golden Knights against the Predators. He enters on three assists and 22.5 points against the Mammoth on November 11, with a 15.7 average over his last three. He is 22.4% owned with a 22.9% optimal rate.
Defense
Adam Fox (DK $5,800)
Fox plays line 1 and PP1 for the Rangers against the Canucks, the blue line spot on Stack IQ's top stack. The Rangers carry 3.8 implied goals. The Hero Projection has Fox first among defensemen at 12.4.
Fox's 34.4% optimal rate is the top mark on defense. He backs it with a 25.7 ceiling and 2.14 value, and he is one of the slate's most popular skaters.
Roman Josi (DK $6,500)
Josi had two assists for 14.1 against the Ducks on November 11, and he plays line 1 and PP1 for the Predators against the Golden Knights. His last-three average sits at 11.4. He projects 11.6, second on defense, with a 28.4% optimal rate.
Shea Theodore (DK $4,100)
Theodore plays line 1 and PP1 for the Golden Knights against the Predators. He posted 6.3 with an assist against the Mammoth on November 11, and his last-three average sits at 6.6. He projects 8.3 for 2.02 value, with a 19.4 ceiling and a 14.1% optimal rate.
Goalie
Dylan Garand (DK $8,200)
Garand is in line to start for the Rangers against the Canucks, and the Rangers carry a 66% win chance. His 26.0 ceiling is the top mark among goalies.
Garand's form backs the start, with a 15.0 average over his last three against a 10.2 season mark. The Hero Projection sets him at 9.9 with a 24.0% optimal rate.
What The Market Is Saying
The market builds around the Rangers against the Canucks, with Mika Zibanejad (DK $6,000) as its default Rangers piece, and it targets Leevi Merilainen (DK $7,200) in the Canucks' net. Its late-game default is the Golden Knights, Mitch Marner (DK $6,900) above all, and the market is split on Predators–Golden Knights itself. DFS Hero has Zibanejad at a 27.4% optimal rate, and Marner carries a 22.9% optimal rate against 22.4% projected ownership. The market also watches the Golden Knights' blue line with Noah Hanifin out. DFS Hero has Shea Theodore (DK $4,100) at a 14.1% optimal rate.
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